Uncovering thinking and planning skills

- Imagine one question that reveals a person's potential,…creativity, strategic thinking and problem-solving skills,…and the person's ability to put a plan together…to solve whatever problems you have.…Wow, that would be a great question.…Well after years of looking, I've finally found it.…And that's why…it's my favorite interview question of all time.…Before I give you the question, though,…I want you to think about your current job…or one you're trying to fill.…For this job, what are the two or three big problems…a new person is likely to face taking this role?…For a sales position, it could be…attempting to meet with an important client.…

For an engineering position,…it's probably related to figuring out…how to solve some tough technical challenge.…And for a management position,…it probably relates to building a strong team…or getting a big project done on time and on budget.…Regardless of the problem,…as long as it's realistic and job-related,…just ask the candidate how he or she would solve it.…But, and this is a big, big, big but,…

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3/3/2016

Top performers aren't looking for just another job; they want challenges and growth. To get the best people, you need to attract them differently, which means your hiring process—your sourcing, interviewing, and recruiting—needs to change, and even how you write your job descriptions. In this course, Lou Adler, CEO and founder of the Adler Group, explains performance-based hiring, an end-to-end, four-step process for hiring top talent. Lou outlines the steps to help you expand your talent pool (sourcing), create job descriptions that deliver the highest quality applicants (screening), interview so you uncover what really leads to performance (interviewing), and make the best hiring decisions (recruiting).